# Southeast Guizhou travel guide (黔东南)

Guizhou Province · Southwest, China · 8 places
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/destinations/guizhou/southeast-guizhou

## Quick itinerary

- **Day 1:** Kaili → Xijiang Thousand-Household Miao Village → Kaili
- **Day 2:** Kaili → Langde Upper Village (Jidao Miao Village) → Nanhua Miao Village → Kaili
- **Day 3:** Kaili → Jiabang Rice Terraces → Basha Miao Village → Chejiang Dong Village → Kaili
- **Day 4:** Kaili → Zhaoxing Tong Village → Tang'an Dong Village

## Getting there & around

### Getting There

Getting around southeastern Guizhou is mainly by road, while arriving and departing is mainly by rail.

### Air

Liping Airport is located in Gaotun Town, Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture. It is a regional airport in Guizhou, currently offering flights from Liping to Guiyang, Guilin, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Changsha.

### Railway

Trains from Shanghai or Beijing bound for Kunming or Guiyang, and trains from Guangzhou to Chengdu or Chongqing, all stop at Kaili.

### Road

From Kaili, roads connect to Rongjiang, Congjiang, Liping and other places.

- **Kaili Railway Station Information Desk** — 
- **Kaili Bus Station** —  (Wenhua North Road, northeast Kaili, 0855-82380350855-8257089)
- **Kaili Bonan Bus Station** —  (Opposite the municipal government, 0855-22091580855-2209168)

## Eat & drink

Local food centres on sour soup dishes, the most famous being sour soup fish. Smoked cured bacon, prepared before Spring Festival, is the main winter food. The most distinctive is roast fragrant pig: the fragrant pig is a small black breed that never grows large, and its meat is delicious.


## Shopping

Local specialties: Rongjiang honey tangerines, pomelo, ponkan, and Guiyang fermented chilli.

- tip: Miao Embroidery

Visitors interested in Miao embroidery can look for it in Kaili or in ethnic villages along the route. You can also ask about the price of the silver headpieces worn by villagers and the embroidered sleeve panels on their clothing, though most of the selling is concentrated in Kaili.


## Where to stay

Kaili, the capital of southeastern Guizhou, offers relatively good accommodation, while most county towns along the route provide guesthouse-level lodging.


## Things to see

- **Xiasi Ancient Town** (★★★): Admission Free; Time needed 2–3 hours — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/xiasi-ancient-town
- **Xijiang Thousand-Household Miao Village** (★★★★★): Admission ¥90; Time needed 1–2 days — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/xijiang-thousand-household-miao-village
- **Basha Miao Village** (★★★★): Admission ¥60 (entrance ticket + sightseeing bus); Time needed 3 hours — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/basha-miao-village
- **Chejiang Dong Village** (★★★★): Admission Free; Time needed 2–4 hours — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/chejiang-dong-village
- **Langde Upper Village** (★★★★): Admission ¥50; Time needed 0.5–1 day — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/langde-upper-village
- **Zhaoxing Dong Village** (★★★★): Admission Free; Time needed 1–2 days — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/zhaoxing-dong-village
- **Jiabang Rice Terraces** (★★★★): Admission Free; Time needed 2–3 hours — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/jiabang-rice-terraces
- **Nanhua Miao Village** (★★★):  — https://cnatrip.com/en/places/nanhua-miao-village

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), pp. 501–508. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.